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Top 10 Reasons Why Republicans Should Support the House Health Bill | Politics | AlterNet (www.alternet.org) TMC

Friday, Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., characterized the entire House health care bill as a "government run insurance 2.0." "I mean, what we are seeing here is, you know, government-run insurance, mandates... More

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McCain Adviser Who Attacked Dems' Health Reform Now Facing Insurance Nightmare | Health and Wellness | AlterNet (www.alternet.org) TMC

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a senior policy adviser to Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) presidential campaign, “remains unemployed — and his COBRA health coverage is running out,” the Washington Post... More

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Historic Health Care Reforms on the Way for Women (amforumbacklog.blogspot.com) TMC

Ten years ago, the Centers for Disease Control listed the top 10 achievements of public health in the 20th century -- among them, family planning, control of infectious disease, and vaccinations.... More

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Is Joe Lieberman Bluffing, Or Would He Really Torpedo Health-Care Reform? | Politics | AlterNet (www.alternet.org) TMC

OK, the Dems had a choice of strategies to get around an inevitable GOP-led filibuster of any health-care bill with a public option.

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The Media Consortium � Weekly Pulse: Joe Lieberman and the Opt-Out Revolution (www.themediaconsortium.org) TMC

Progressives rejoiced when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced this week that the final Senate health care bill would include a public option. The announcement was a major victory for... More

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The Obstacles to Real Health-Care Reform (www.prospect.org) TMC

American presidents have tried seven times to bring us into the community of nations that provide health care to all citizens. Seven times the effort failed. More accurately, it was blocked. In the... More

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Let's Make a Deal (www.prospect.org) TMC

A look at the lobbying groups that shelled out the big bucks to influence health-care reform.

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Public Option Please! (www.racewire.org)

Health care advocates from across the country have recently launched, Public Option Please, a campaign to shift the discussion from stiff statistics to human rights. “With all this talk about... More

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Just what is a Uniquely American Solution to Health Care? (amforumbacklog.blogspot.com) TMC

Despite the acrimonious debate, there is actually consensus on both sides of the political aisle -- our current health care system is seriously flawed, dysfunctional and requires major change. As... More

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Public Option Would Loosen Private Insurance Stranglehold (amforumbacklog.blogspot.com) TMC

When I walked into the exam room, a thin, pale, middle aged man was sitting patiently in a chair waiting for me. Mr. Richards (not his real name) politely explained that he needed medicine for his... More

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